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RQW to UKB: distance & flight time
Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport) → Kobe (Kobe Airport)
4,980 mi
8,015 km · 4,328 nm
10h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,980 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 14m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- RQW — Qayyarah West Airport · Qayyarah, Iraq
- UKB — Kobe Airport · Kobe, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RQW
- OSM · Mosul International Airport37 mi away
- EBL · Erbil International Airport57 mi away
- KIK · Kirkuk Air Base72 mi away
- ISU · Sulaymaniyah International Airport124 mi away
Near UKB
- KIX · Kansai International Airport14 mi away
- ITM · Osaka International Airport16 mi away
- TKS · Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base49 mi away
- TJH · Tajima Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RQW from UKB?
The flight distance from Qayyarah (RQW) to Kobe (UKB) is 4,980 miles (8,015 km, 4,328 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RQW to UKB?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 14m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RQW to UKB?
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